For the first time since 1976, there will be no Iowa-Iowa State football game. The Big Ten announced it will be moving to a conference only schedule for football and other fall sports. That would force the cancelation of the Cyclone-Hawkeye game set to be played in Iowa City on September … [Read more...]
Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 7/6/20
Class 4A 1. Dowling Catholic (15-1) 2. Johnston (13-3) 3. Ankeny (12-6) 4. Sioux City East (13-1) 5. Dubuque Hempstead (8-0) 6. Urbandale (10-8) 7. Southeast Polk (12-6) 8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (8-2) 9. Waukee (9-9) 10. Ankeny Centennial (10-8) Class 3A 1. Central DeWitt (14-2) 2. … [Read more...]
Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 6/29/20
Class 4A 1. Dowling Catholic (11-1) 2. Johnston (10-2) 3. Urbandale (8-4) 4. Southeast Polk (9-3) 5. Ankeny (8-4) 6. Sioux City East (8-1) 7. Waukee (7-5) 8. Dubuque Hempstead (4-0) 9. Iowa City Liberty (5-3) 10. Ankeny Centennial (8-4) Class 3A 1. Central DeWitt (9-1) 2. Dallas … [Read more...]
Iowa pauses football ticket sales
The University of Iowa announced it has paused ticket sales for the 2020 football season. Only individuals who have renewed season tickets and completed per-seat contributions by June 30 will be included in potential Kinnick Stadium seating plans. New sales of the Fight for Iowa digital season … [Read more...]
Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 6/14/20
Class 4A (2019 Record) 1. Urbandale (31-14) 2. Ankeny (21-18) 3. Southeast Polk (30-14) 4. Johnston (36-6) 5. Waukee (28-13) 6. Western Dubuque (32-10) 7. Dowling Catholic (31-12) 8. Iowa City West (34-8) 9. Des Moines Roosevelt (29-10) 10. Cedar Rapids Prairie (22-20) Class 3A (2019 … [Read more...]
GPAC adopts nine game football slate
The Great Plains Athletic Conference will follow the guidelines of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and offer a nine game football season this fall. The NAIA will allow football practice to begin on August 15. Corey Westra is commissioner of the GPAC and says the teams will play … [Read more...]
Iowa football coach discusses claims of racial disparities in program
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz says he has spoken to several former players to discuss alleged racial disparities within the program. An independent review of the strength and conditioning program is underway and longtime strength coach Chris Doyle has been placed on administrative leave after … [Read more...]
Cyclones report first positive COVID-19 result
The Iowa State Athletics Department announced Wednesday its first positive COVID-19 test result. A part-time student worker notified the department over the weekend of a positive result and the athletics department staff member that worked closely with the student worker has been quarantined. … [Read more...]
Former Iowa State coach Johnny Majors dead at 85
Former Iowa State head football coach Johnny Majors, the man responsible for turning around ISU football and leading it to its first-ever bowl game, has died. He was 85 years old. “Johnny Majors is one of college football’s all-time greatest coaches,” Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell said. … [Read more...]
IGHSAU preseason softball rankings 6/1/20
Class 1A 2019 Record 1 Collins-Maxwell 28-1 2 Newell-Fonda 38-7 3 Clarksville 33-2 4 Wayne 24-9 5 Algona Bishop Garrigan 29-8 6 Lynnville-Sully 27-9 7 Newman Catholic 21-14 8 North Mahaska 18-10 9 AGWSR 20-7 10 Central City 31-11 11 Gehlen Catholic 21-13 12 Akron-Westfield 21-13 13 … [Read more...]